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T f 4 - ' -if r t 1 last ecu;::; THURSDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS. MARCH 7, 1901. THURSDAY EVENING, TWO CENTS. ) j - - -. -, . TmIHF' 4 II li ill la Stall Bb IX' Is a Serious Question. " The Welfare e( Tocska Is al . '" Slake. RESORT TO SLANDER, Effort Still Being Made to Prejudice the People. Records of the Two Candi dates Contrasted. TRUTH IS SUFFICIENT Public Acts Arc the Most Eloquent Arguments. Frantic Efforts of Hughes to Secure Endorsements. Fathering Joints Pretends to be Anti-Joint Candidate. A question of much interest to every citizen nf Topeka must be decided on next .Saturday who shall be ayor. This is not a. personal question, and the individual our.ts for little the weifare of the city is paramount. The next two years will be important ones AFTER THE BOMBARDMENT ' ' ' o Ljt ' - - " . tqi- I Js " v ' - vfel JLiSlsi:(3ZL( mW c ' LJl TTT - H"f; u i )T tV' "AT jfs.tmj r.x :& tm m . mh mr. " "v1. v &',. .... l-l I La 1 1 1 La I B in the !if of the city, for the period of expansion has beer, reached. Topeka is on the upward road. Therefore it is essential that toe utmost care should be exercised in the sUection of a. mayor. Hi- should be a man in whom the peo ple hove confidence. The business in terests of Topeka require this. The question should be considered seriously, calmly and with deliberation." There are two candidates for mayor. Which one most nearly represents the best In terests of the city? Which is the safe man to entrust with the reins of govern ment? Examine the records of the two men, and then decide. The State5 Journal" believes that man is James S. Warner. Mr. Warner was bora in Wisconsin in lSi6. He was left fatherless at the age of seven years, his father having died in the union army before Vlcksburg in 1S63. He moved to Shawnee 'county in li2. and worked upon & farm in Te cumseh township for many years. He went to Colorado in 187S, and there worked in the mines digging gold. In 18S3 he returned to Shawnee county, bought a farm on Mission creek, and was a farmer until he moved to Topeka in lSS-i, taking a position as clerk and salesman with A. M. Fuller, then in the implement business. The following year, 1S85, he and P. W. Griggs bought out Mr. Fuller, and has in a partnership very successfully carried on the business in which he is still engaged at Sixth and Quincy streets. As a business man he has been a success. He has been a member of the city council of Topeka for live years, and in that capacity has faithfully served the people. His in tegrity has never been questioned. As a citizen and as a man he has always been held in the highest esteem. His record in the council has alwaya been for the advancement of Topeka and for the best interest of the taxpayers. He has always voted for ordinances to aid the enforcement of law. He has been in practice and from principle a temper ance man. He is, however, a man of unassuming disposition, always doing his duty in fc. quiet and unostentatious manner. He has been on f.ll the im portant committees of the council, and his training there has made him familiar with all the details of Jlhe city, govern ment and especially fitted him for the position of mayor. He is a candidate on his merits and record,- and his disposi tion would not permit him to pledge himself to any faction. If elected he will take an oath to do his duty, and he will do it, without fear or favor, as he Voice from barrel " Are they still Voice from barrel "Is the ammunition all gone?' Lieutenant "All gone. Voice from barrel "Well, roll me has done in the past. His word is as good as his bond. THE OTHER CANDIDATE " J. W. K. Hughes, the opposing candi date, is posing in the garb of a law and ordtr endorsement. It is due the law -and order organization to say that they did not -want Hughes They did every thing they could to shake him off their skirts, but he would not budge. The members realized that he was anvthing but an ideal candidate. While a con fessed resubmtssior.ist, he changed his mantle when the itching for oflic-e took possession of him. He opposed the con firmation of Mr. Stahl as chief of po lice until he voted in the city council, when he voted for his confirmation. Two years ago he made a resubmission speech in the city -council, but then Hopped, though he said be iiad not changed his mind. When the law and order people found they could not rid themselves of Hughes they endorsed him and then made an effort to forte iiim upon the people. The effort was resented as it should be. The ELECTION BOOTH THOUGHTS. The best interests of Topeka are at stake. An election booth is a poor place to experiment. When a man is tried and has proved faithful it would he folly to discard him for one who has been false. 5 . -. x When a candidate fears to have the truth told it (foes without J J savin; that his position is decidedly uncomfortable. . J z i t Slanders do not hurt a public man. It is the truth that . J wounds. 3 ; When a man has fought his own way in the, world, and has ? never been recreant to a trust, his record ought to be a guarantee T J; to the public " J" The supporters of a dying cause will resort to anything to 4 put off the day of judgment. ! people will not elect unsafe men to office if they know it, no matter what ruse is used to delude them. There ought to be no doubt of the re sult of Saturday's primary. WHESE HE STANDS. Mr. Warner's Bold and Frank Decla ration ot Principles. The candidacy of Councilman James Warner for mayor was formally an nounced in the State Journal on Feb ruary 6. Following is his statement on that oc casion: "I have decided to become a candidate for mayor subject to the Republican primary. I have for the past five years been a member of the city council, and have always used my best etSorts to there, Lieutenant ? " Lieutenant "They are. a cigarette, and help me work for the welfare and interests of the city. I have a .natural ambition to be promoted to the. position of mayor and would accept the election as a com pliment from the people. r "My course asa member "of. the city government is open to inspection. I ex pect to make the race for executive of Topeka upon that record and upon my reputation in this community as a "busi ness man and citizen and would make an earnest endeavor to conduct the af fairs of the city on business principles. '-if nominated and elected, when I take the oath of office of mayor, swear ing to support the law, 1 snail under stand that oath .to mean just what it gays. I am opposed to all forms of law lessness and would appoint men who will be expected jto perform their duties or resign and permit some one elese to do so. "My experience, ifr the .city's affairs leads me to know that in a city of this size there are great business interests to be looked after, and the enforcement of the laws is -simply -one important duty of a multitude of other important duties devolving upon the officers of the city. - -"I have been in general sympathy with Mayor Drew's administration with the exception of hrs recent appointment for marshal. I have opposed this ap pointment on the ground that Mr. Stahl was a non-resident of the city and a man whom I believe would prove an incompetent officer, through his inex perience in criminal affairs. The laxity of the police administration, the bold ness of the burglaries, incendiaries and joints for the past few months, simply confirm me in my Original attitude on this question. .- - 3. S. WARNER." A SECOND STATEMENT. In spite of this frank and business like announcement attacks -were made cut cf this barrel. INSANE DEED. Woman Cut Her Husband's Throat While He Slept And Then Calls Upon the Neigh bors For Help. WOMAN IS DEMENTED. Has Been Watched by Her Hus band For Years. Injured Man at Christ Hospital May Lire. Mrs., Myrtle Webster, in . a fit of in sanity, cut her husband's throat this morning from ear to ear and he, Norman Webster, now lies at Christ hospital hovering tietween life and death. The Websters live at 413 L berty street. Thi3 morning about five o'clock fnder Sheriff Hal Williams was awakenld by the Santa Fe whistle. He got up to start his fires. - He heard a scream. He thought it some child and paid no more attention to It. He went back to bed. He heard another scream but still thought it some child. He heard - some one on his back porch and heard them scream. He went to the door and opened it. Mrs. Webster stood on the porch wringing her hands. "Oh, Mr. Williams,' she cried, "I have killed my husband." - "What is that?" asked Williams. "I've killed Norman," wailed Mrs. Webster. Hat Williams returned to put on a coat and go to the Webster home across the alley. On his back porch he met Norman Webster in his night clothes. He was holding a piece of cloth to his throat artd the blood was flowing freely from the ghastly wound. "What is the matter?" asked Williams. "Myrtle tried to kill me," said .Web ster. Before the woAinded man could say more he fell upon the porch. The rag fell from his neck and the blood gushed from the wound. Mrs. Williams joined her husband. He went to call the neighbors and Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Webster carried the almost lifeless man into the kitchen of the Williams home. Dr. Massey was summoned. Mrs. Williams held the lamp and assisted the doctor in taking 20 stitches in the gash on Webster's throat. Webster lay upon the floor and submitted to the torture of-having the wound sewed up without taking an anesthetic. Two men in the room were overcome by the ghastly sight and had to be taken out. Mrs. Williams did not flinch and Mr. Webster said not a word. Mr. Webster was removed to the hos pital and Mrs. Webster was'piaced un der arrest ana taken to the county latl. Mrs. Webster has been insane for some time and Under Sheriff Williams and others have tried to induce Mr. Webster to have her adjudged insane. Last night Mrs. Webster was unusually disturbed and Mr. Webster sat with her until 3 o'clock. At that time he lty down on the bed beside her and fell asleep. She got up and dressed without waking him and secured his razor. While he was sleeping she cut his throat with one sweep of the razor. When she ran to the Williams home she had the bloody weapon in her hand and dropped it in the kitchen. Webster's bed was soaked with blood and there was a red trail between his home and that of Williams'. Webster Is a one-armed soldier about 58 years of- age. His wife is about 35 years old. They have five small children. He has a small garden where he raises marketable products for a living. FBYE .AGAIN CHOSEfi. Maine Senator Made President Pro Teia of the Senate. Washington, Marcli 7. When the sen ate convened today a huge bunch of beautiful roses adorned the desk of Mr. Gamble, the successor to Mr. Fettigrew, of South Dakota. As upon preceding days of the present session the galleries were crowded with spectators, but it was evident that Vice President Roosevelt's warning that he would direct the galleries to be cleared in the event of another demonstration of applause had tiad its effect, as not a ripple disturbed the quiet when the vice president entered the chamber. During the opening proceedings a large orna mental basket filled with bride and Jacqueminot roses was brought in and placed upon the desk of Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky. The vice president announced the ap pointment of Messrs. Cullom (111.) and Cockrell (Mo.) as members of the board of regents of the Smithsonian institu tion. At the conclusion of the routine busi ness Mr. Morgan resumed his speech be gun yesterday in support of his resolu tion declaring the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Mr. Morgan read that part of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty which relates to the Nicaragua canal and also the protocols of an agree ment for the construction of the canal made between the United States govern ment and the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica He declared it was per fectly clear that the protocols entered into last fall by this government were a distinct violation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty. It was equally evident that the United States must abandon its plighted faith with Nicaragua and Costa Rica in order that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty might be fastened permanently upon this government and hang like a pall over it, or take Euch a stand as will sustain the president in his patriotic and noble action. The protocols rd into expressed the defiance by the president of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and his disregard of its provisions. They undertook to place the government on the high ground that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty is abrogated by this government. - '!It is our duty," insisted Mr. Morgan, ''to declare that that treaty is not in the way of our legislating for the Nicaragua canal. If we hesitate today it will be the same a year hence, and the provi sions of that treaty will be fastened upon us." Mr. Morgan urged that his resolution be adopted in order that the president might understand the position of the senate so thoroughly that he would feel justified in proceeding along the lines looking to the construction of the Nica ragua canal while congress was in its long recess. - j At the conclusion of Mr. Morgan's speech the senate without taking any action upon the resolution, on motion of Mr. Lodge (Mass.) at 1:10 p. m., went into eecutive session. At the conclusion of the executive ses sion Senator W. P. Frye was again elect ed president pro tern, of the senate. The senate then adjourned. BURNS APPOINTED. Governor Stanley Picks Good Man For Private Secretary. Governor Stanley today announced the appointment of Luther Burns as his pri vate secretary. The new secretary has been executive, clerk in the governor's office for the past two years. He is from Wichita and prior to his coming to Topeka was engaged in practice in that city with the law firm of Sluss & Stan ley. Mr. Burns is an affable young man, and his promotion is regarded as a rec ognition of merit that is well deserved. GOVERNOR DELAYS GltAB. Miscellaneous Appropriation Grab bers Must Wait a Week. The miscellaneous appropriation, bill. which the governor will not sign, dos not become a law by default of his sig nature until tomorrow when the five days' limit is up. As a result it cannot be published till next week and the grafters among the 450 claimants in cluded in its generous provisions must be patient for another weeK before get ting their hands into the state's pocket book. Governor Stanley says he cannot sign the bill because of .the grabs in it. "There are several item in there that are outlawed. The governor has no pow er to vote single items so that under the cloak of the worthy appropriations the vicious items prevail." "vvhat do you mean by outlawed?' was asked, with a request to specify. - "They are so old, old, old." replied the governor. "Would be outlawed in a proper court." Then he added, facetiously, "I should have put in a bill for damgaes for the cold I caught sleeping with John Brown forty years ago. No doubt it would have gone through." - , . Iaw Charity Jobs. One hundred and five r.ew jobs were created in the charities bill and it slip ped through without being observed. A new plum is awarded to each county in the providing for an agent to hunt homes for children from ;he orphans' home and then to visit the waifs thus quartered twice a year and see that they are properly cared for. The .offices are appointive by the state board of chari ties and each incumbent is to receive S3 a day for the time employed and ex penses and there is no time limit. McGovern and Sullivan Matched Chicago, March 7. A special from Louisville, Ky., says: Terry McGovern and Dave Suilivan have been matched to fiKht at 1-!S pounds before the Sou'h ern Athletic club for $5.0i0 a side. The date of the fight will be announri-d in a day or two. A Workman Hurls a Piece of Iron Into His Carriage. Struck Emperor on the f'lieek" ' . Causing a Wound. ASSAILANT HAS FITS. Says He Has No Recollect ion of Making the Assault. In Trying to Escape He Fell Under the Horses Feet. Berlin, March 7. While Emperor Wil liam was driving from the Rathskeller to the railway station here, a woYkman named Deitrieh Wcyland threw a piec of iron into his majesty's carriage. Wej'land was immediately arrested.' The emperor was slightly injured i'i the cheek, but he continued his Journey without interruption. Weyland," who is an epiHptie, gave confusing answers to the police regard ing his motives. The emperor arrived here at 8 'c:lrwk this morning. The empress nd Count Von Buelow met him at the station. When they reached the castle I'mf. Bergman visited the emperor. His maj esty has abandoned his intention of vis iting the riding class of the oilicers of tne Potsdam cavalry regiment. In the attack upon Lrnpernr Willi:ini by Dietrich Weyland the emperor wan struck on the cheek just bt low the rlifi't eye. He was not seriously injured at'.d refrained from commenting upon th1 subjecf. The burgomaster who accom panied a member of the staff to te station pointed out that his majesty's cheek was bleeding. The assailant -r Emperor William in trying to escape Ml under the horses of the escort i Wing be hind .the carriage. The members of the escort handed the man over to the po lice. During an examination at li e town hall the assailant of the einjen r suf fered from severe epileptic fits. Dti'lrsr the intervals between these attacks lie replied to several questions, but did riot give out any important information. The motive of the outrage was evident whi n the pockets of the prisoner were searched, medicaments found in tii pockets showing that he had been a chronic sufferer from epileptic fit3. Nothing new was discovered in con nection with the examination cf w -land. Weyland aptarently pi-cteB ' know nothing of the occurrence, lie in evidently weak minded. After the surgeon's visit to his ma jesty a bulletin was issued as follows: The wound is in the right cheek ai I about an inch and a half long. It pa es over the zygoma and penetrates to the bone. It has the character of - contused wound. There has been much bleeding but the wound has been cl !'"! with bandaging without sewing. K" emperor passed a fairly good night; i free from headache and his general con dition is good. (Signed) , LEITTHOLTX . I-'KH'i.ll ANN. : 1LBKRU. The emperor has been obliged to fore his projected visit to KoecigsberR. Count von Ballestrem. president of tt; reichstasr in communicaiirg to that bo-iy today the news of the attack on Empt or William expressed in tit-half of hou.se, the horror felt at the atifimi ru ble net, thanked God for.havirg p,1 served the emperor and country from a grievous misiortuoe and nmyi-ii th;i'. their beloved morart h mlpht sn .1 restored to health ard that God win.1 i kef p hi majesty under his protection. The members of the reichstag in ai -tendance stood during the president's speech.' The social democrats were f"-t present. In the lower houw of the Prussi.m diet, the president. Hei r von KroecK r announced that the empf Tor's won vl was not serious but thut he would be obliged to keep to his bed for a few days. TO FIGHT.. MAD MULLAH British Oilicers to Assist King Meneiik of Abyssinia. London, March 7 Two British on cers, Major A. H. Tiacy and Capl. P.. P. Cobbold start tomorrow for Adis A b. ! i, capital of Abyssinia, where they will act as advisers to the Abyssinian commander-in-chief, lias Makinner. In r : approaching expedition againsi the Mud Mullah, who has been causing a dis turbance In northern Komalilnnd. K ire Meneiik will place 20.0'tO men in the field and the British will co-operate with hit majesty's army by simultaneously dis patching a force of troops from Brbera, the seaport of Kast Africa, on a bay of the Gulf of Aden. King Menelik's consent to ti.e presence of British -officers, with his army i re garded here as signalizing Uie rifU-ration in Abyssinia of British presl ige. so lorg overshadowed by Pran-o-Husiart activities. . ? i , ! IS AN 0KF0N GIRL. Miss Knight Who Has Sued Manches ter For Breach of Promise Portland. Or.' March 7 - Ml Portt . Knierht, who h,is brought suil in !,.!,, ..-i against t he Puke or M " m-h'st-r s' .r breach of pnimiw, is a dau:-htr cf Colo nel N. B. Knight, now a lawyer of B.ihir City. Ore. In her childhood Miss Knight develop. ,1 more than ordinary ability as nn elocu tionist, which resulted in h'-r t-inr gv.-n an education to til her for th .., Early in July. 1M9. she h ft for N-.-w V-ik and later went to London. Population of Alaska. Washington. March 7. The total pop ulation of Alaska in IJMtO, as shown ! the return" of the twelfth census is f;", 592 as against .12.or.2 for Kftit. This i- ur. increase in ten years of 31, "40. r 1 1 per cent: There aie two ch.i'-s in t(: territory with a. population pf S.ww or more, Nome, 5.486; and Skagway Ci', 3,117. Weather Indications. Chicago, March 7. Pure-oast for Kin. sas: Generally fair tonieht am! Frii;'v; moderate temperature; fn-s i ioutlii:y wistis.